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Middle Ages: Medieval History
- Including: The Holy Roman Empire, Vikings, the Crusades, and "Columbus" Reaching the New World
- Narrated by: Chester L. Proctor IV
- Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
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Summary
Intrigue. Disease. Adventure. War. Invention. Famine.
This is the story of how humankind emerged from the Dark Ages prepared for the coming age of enlightenment.
There is a good reason why many fantasy epics are based on events that took place in the Middle Ages. For nearly a thousand years, people battled nature, disease, and each other to survive.
Visionaries laid the foundations that today’s world is built upon and their inventions and innovations gave rise to literacy, education, medicine, engineering and more.
Explorers opened trade to foreign lands and flooded Europe with luxuries including silk, tea, and gold.
Nearly half a million people died of the black plague.
The feudal system failed, and aristocratic power dwindled.
In Medieval History - Including: The Holy Roman Empire, Vikings, the Crusades, and "Columbus" Reaching the New World you’ll get a quick trip through the turbulent Middle Ages that is sure to inspire deeper study.
You’ll:
- Follow the progress of the Romans, Vikings, Arabs, and Emperors whose conquests and defeats shaped the world.
- Learn about the Sultans, Philosophers, Traders, and Crusaders who laid the foundations for technological and philosophical progress.
- Watch the devastation of Europe as famine, disease, and war swept across the continent.
- Join adventurers and explorers as they sailed the worlds oceans, charted new lands, and exploited them.
By the end of this quick trip, you’ll have a better understanding of how a turbulent period that led to the Golden Age that followed.